In the palace of King Yan
The plump King Yanxi sat on the throne, listening to the report from the superior general Qu, with a hint of worry in his lazy expression.
But this worry was only fleeting, and no one noticed this worry except Mr. Yan Chun, who was sitting on the right side under the throne.
As for Yan Dan, who is sitting at the head left?
He was beating his chest and felt annoyed that King Yan was only willing to cease war with Zhao and allowed 80,000 Zhao troops to return to Zhao to resist the Qin army instead of directly sending troops to help.
"Father, if you just sit back and watch the destruction of the Zhao Kingdom, aren't you just helping Zhou to do evil! If so, how can we, the Yan Kingdom, survive!"
The situation of Yan State is indeed very dangerous. Now Qin State has isolated Yan State from other countries in the north. Yan State is like a piece of meat on the lips of Qin State, which can be swallowed at any time.
What? Isn’t Yan State still adjacent to Qi State?
It is because of this that the situation of Yan State is dangerous.
The hatred between Yan State and Qi State is called the real feud, and it is a national feud that "can last for a hundred generations".
First, the State of Qi destroyed the ancestral temple of the State of Yan, completely offending the State of Yan to death. Then the State of Yan took revenge and destroyed the ancestral temple of the State of Qi. The two countries completely formed a mortal feud.
Even if Qi State does not cultivate military equipment, it still hopes that someone can give Yan State a hard blow.
After the Battle of Changping, when faced with Yan's attack, it was Qi who lent Zhao a large amount of grain, grass and weapons behind the scenes, allowing Zhao to organize the last remaining force to attack the Yan army.
You must know that before, during the Battle of Changping, Yu Xin, the high minister of Zhao State, went to Qi State several times to ask for food, but was sternly rejected by the king and queen of Qi State. This shows how much Qi State hates Yan State, even the king who believes in Wuwei In the end, he couldn't help but want to help those who beat up Yan Guo.
In the center of the hall, Yan Dan's face was full of sadness, and he looked concerned about the country and the people. This won the approval of many ministers of the Yan State. However, these people were basically just middle- and lower-class civil servants and military generals.
Among the higher-ups, apart from watching indifferently, they sneered again and again.
Even the general Yan Yi, who had always been regarded as an incompetent person, looked at Yan Chunjun and secretly mocked Yan Dan in his heart after smiling at each other. How many people who can get to this level are idiots?
Well, you worry about the country and the people, and we are all useless. Then your Highness, Crown Prince Dan, should come up with some practical strategies to save the country. He criticizes current affairs all day long, denounces treacherous ministers for harming the country, and only wails like Yan afterward. What's the use of Wang Xi's death?
Even the rare virtuous ministers of the Yan Kingdom, Qu, were a little disappointed with the prince who only talked but did not talk about how to govern the country, let alone other high-level ministers of the Yan Kingdom.
Even Yan Wangxi was a little unhappy. Isn't this a way for those literati and Confucian scholars to make themselves famous?
The common people don't know what's right or wrong, but whenever they see a powerful person they don't know being scolded, they feel that someone is standing up for them. Therefore, many literati and Confucian scholars also follow this heresy to become famous, and many people scold him like King Yan. , but how can any son use his biological father to build his reputation?
As for not regretting rescuing Zhao Guo?
King Yan has no regrets at all. He did not send troops to stab him because he was worried that Qin would say that they had stolen the land they were about to attack and used it to invade the border.
Moreover, even if the Yan army used all the strength of the country and could not defeat the severely disabled Zhao army, how could it face the majestic and powerful Qin army?
Seeing that all the senior officials were ignoring him, Yan Dan threw up his sleeves and walked away, showing his concern for the country and the people very thoroughly.
After Yan Dan left, King Yan sighed helplessly and dismissed the court meeting, leaving only Yan Chunjun to have breakfast with him.
While drinking the meat soup, King Yan looked at Lord Yan Chunxi, opened his slightly narrowed eyes a little, and said in a calm voice: "Brother, I heard that you have a close relationship with Lord Luonan, the favored minister of King Qin?"
"Brother Wang, I have met Lord Luonan during the First Battle of Qicheng. The paper and book business jointly promoted by Mohism, Confucianism and Qin happened to be in cooperation with my brother, so I cooperated with Luo Nan. I have some friendship with Nanjun, and the so-called close relationship means that I think highly of my younger brother."
In front of King Yan Xi, Yan Chunjun showed an honest and honest image that no one had ever seen in the outside world, and his cautious attitude really surprised all the chamberlains and maids.
However, Yan Chunjun didn't care at all.
He is said to be a traitor, a sycophant, and a powerful minister, but in fact he is the most loyal person to King Xi of Yan.
Although his achievements were supported by Luo Wang, it was King Xi of Yan who gave him power and status. Yan Chunjun seemed to control the Yan State Guards, with one person under ten thousand people, even the general Yan Chunjun Yi had to be submissive in front of him, but he was just a pawn of King Yan Xi.
The Yan State has never had any powerful ministers since King Yan Zhao. This is because the successive kings of Yan have firmly controlled the Yan State's most powerful Tiger Guards stationed in Jicheng, the upper capital, and the Tiger Guards stationed in Wuyang, the lower capital. Wuyang Cavalry, as long as these two troops are firmly in the hands of King Yan, no one will dare to cause rebellion.
Later, general Qin Kai opened up the land of Liaodong and added a new elite force called "Liaodong Jianbing" to King Yan.
These three elite generals, including captains and above, are all direct retainers of the kings of Yan. They have been passed down from generation to generation, and they have almost absolute loyalty to the kings of Yan.
How could generations of Yan kings, who held the three strongest armies of the Yan Kingdom, raise another powerful minister under the premise of having a son?
As for Yan Chunjun, who has mastered these soldiers and horses, he is only the sword in the palm of Yan Wangxi. The people he killed were all those Yan Wangxi wanted to kill. Most of the money he was greedy for went to Yan Wangxi, otherwise How could King Xi of Yan gather hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Zhao twice?
By the way, he was turned into a whetstone to sharpen the immature prince Yan Dan. This was the reason why King Yan acquiesced in allowing his younger brother to be so "unbridled".
If King Yan wants to kill him one day, he has no ability to resist at all, so how can he dare not to be submissive and trembling in front of King Yan?
"Yes." King Yan nodded happily and immediately ordered, "Then please go to Xianyang, meet Lord Luonan and King Qin, and test the attitude of Qin State. If necessary, Yan State will You can imitate the Han Dynasty's Nadixiao Seal and ask for it as a vassal."
"If necessary, send the prince to Qin as a hostage."
Yan Chunjun did not answer immediately, and looked at Yan Wangxi with a somewhat complicated expression. After a while, he murmured: "Have you reached this point?"
"The prince has been clamoring all day long about how to resist Qin, but in fact both you and I understand that Qin's power has risen, and no matter how hard you and I try, it will only delay it."
"The future direction of the world depends on what Qi and Chu will do. If they work together to resist Qin, then there is still hope for everything. We can also wait for a good opportunity behind Qin's back and stab him hard. Next cut.”
"And if there is no chance, the relationship between the prince and the King of Qin when they were both hostages in Handan is deeper than that of Han Fei. The King of Qin should also reuse him. Even if the Yan Kingdom is really destroyed, he can still call him The male’s bloodline will be passed on.”
"It's a pity that I didn't give birth to a princess."
A flash of light flashed in Yan Wangxi's eyes. At this moment, his mind was extremely clear, and he had thought of all the possibilities.
Regardless of success or failure, at least the Yan Kingdom could end up with the father and son Han Wangan and Han Fei, but they had no idea what kind of shocking plan their sons were planning.
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